Shamshur Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shamshur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamshur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5281:86,21712,374
Belarus3031:31,3575,422
Russia1741:828,29367,348
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shamshur (146) may also be a first name.

Shamshur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamshur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shamshur (Hindi: शमशुर, Marathi: शमशुर, Russian: Шамшур) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Shamshur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamshur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 352,942nd most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Shamshur live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most frequent first name internationally, held by 146 people.

Shamshur is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 86,217. In Ukraine Shamshur is mostly found in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Kiev, where 20 percent are found and Kiev Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Shamshur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shamshur surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamsur93447/
Schamschur892/
Shemshur88713/
Shamsour8810/
Shamshor886/
Shanshur882/
Samsur86196/
Shamshurova84320/
Shanshour824/
Shamshoor822/
Samsuir8015/
Hsamsur8015/
Shamsor8011/
Samshor807/
Samsure804/
Samsurh802/
Samsour801/
Chamsur801/
Shamsurova784/
Schamschor782/
Szamszur7570/
Shomshor7555/
Shansour751/
Chamchur751/
Shanshurova7454/
Shamzhurova742/
Sansur71770/
Samsor71558/
Somsur7131/
Samjur713/
Chamchour712/
Semsur712/
Samzur711/
Sansour67298/
Sanzhur6716/
Chansur6716/
Schomschor6711/
Somshor6711/
Samsoor676/
Chhamchhur674/
Somchur672/
Shanjur672/
Samszor671/
Shansor671/
Sanchur671/

Shamshur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamshur in the Hindi language
शमशुरsamasura85.71
शमसुरsamasura14.29
Shamshur in the Marathi language
शमशुरsamasura84.21
शामसुरsamasura5.26
शामशुरsamasura5.26
शमशेरsamasera5.26
Shamshur in the Russian language
Шамшурsamsur-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamshur
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